Explain steps of scalp reduction?
Scalp Reduction is a simple operation done in a sterile operating room. A surgical gown is worn over your underwear. A premedication sedative is given via an intravenous line. The area of bald scalp to be removed is outlined. Local anesthetic is given using special techniques to minimize discomfort. A Central ellipse of bald tissue is painlessly excised in an approximately 40 minute operation. Scalp at the back and sides is mobilized and advanced to cover the deficit resulting from the removal of the central ellipse. The wound is then closed in layers. Minimal bleeding occurs. No complications of any significance have occurred in our collective experience of 20 years of scalp reduction surgery. A light dressing is placed. Verbal and written instructions are given and you are discharged home or transferred to a hair transplantation room for further treatment. We advise not driving until sedation has worn off. Shampooing may be resumed the following day and the sutures are removed in one
